Archive - 2015

NEBOSH Board appoints new course provider representative

December 2015 - ArticleGary Fallaize, Managing Director of RRC International Training and Consultancy Ltd, has been appointed as a Course Provider Representative to the NEBOSH Council and the Board of Trustees for a period of two years from 1 October 2015.Click here to read the full article. Source: NEBOSH Newsletter

Building sites can be cruel

November 2015 - ArticleMost readers will be familiar with the risks of working at height. David Towlson offers his advice on choosing the best access equipment.Click here to read the full article. Source: SHP Online

E-Learning

November 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC announces that the NEBOSH international general certificate e-learning course is available in Turkish. Click here to read the full article. Source: SHP Online

IGC e-Learning in Turkish

October 2015 - Press ReleaseThe NEBOSH International General Certificate e-Learning course is now available in Turkish from RRC International.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Matters

Working at height – a lesson from Bahrain

October 2015 - ArticleDavid Towlson explains the practicalities of implementing safe working at height, starting off with a lesson from Bahrain.Click here to read the full article. Source: SHP Online

WEL informed

October 2015 - ArticleFor students of the NEBOSH Diploma, David Towlson looks at how workplace limits for airborne contaminants are calculated.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety at Work

HSEQ Training Needs

October 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to RRC International’s stand at Health & Safety North won’t just find all the information they need on RRC’s large and expanding range of health, safety, environment and quality training products – they will also have the chance to win prizes and pick up freebies.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Middle East

Health & Safety North '15

September 2015 - ArticleThe Health and Safety North event takes place in the dedicated show space behind the spectator stands at the Bolton Arena on 7 and 8 October, with its familiar mix of free educational seminars and sales stands to attract safety professionals from all points north.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety at Work

Home is where the hurt is

September 2015 - ArticleIn absolute numbers, home accidents greatly outweigh those in the workplace. In 2002, when the government last gathered data, there were 6000 deaths related to domestic accidents. It's unlikely that figure has fallen by a factor of 40 in the past 13 years.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety at Work

RRC helps Bahrain ministry expand its health and safety capabilty

September 2015 - EditorialThe health and safety department at the Ministry of Works in Bahrain recently appointed RRC Middle East to train 96 new engineers as on-site safety representatives, managing contractor health and safety, ensuring rules and regulations are adhered to, and reporting any issues to the HS&E department.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health, Safety & Security Review Middle East

Think training - and more

August 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to RRC International’s stand at Health & Safety North won’t just find all the information they need on RRC’s expanding range of health, safety, environment and quality training products – they will also have the chance to win prizes and pick up free items.Click here to read the full article. Source: Industrial Plant & Equipment

Be safe and vigilant

July 2015 - BlogSome risks are more difficult to pin down than you can imagine. In the modern world there is understandably a great deal of concern about terrorist incidents and how safe we really are. Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

Comment: how to behave in an emergency

July 2015 - BlogSo, I’m waiting at the multi-lane junction. Traffic lights on red, bus lane to my left. Traffic backed up for a few hundred yards. There’s a siren – could be an ambulance, police car or fire engine. Possibly late for dinner or maybe even an emergency.Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

NEBOSH courses offered in Spain

July 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC International has signed a partnership agreement with Elinor, a leading Spanish safety training and consultancy provider.Based in Asturias, Elinor provides its services throughout Spain and the wider Spanish speaking world. Click here to read the full article or click here to view the webpage. Source: Health & Safety at Work

Realise your potential with RRC

July 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to the RRC stand at this year’s Safety & Health Expo are guaranteed a worthwhile visit. Dr David Towlson, RRC’s director of training, will be on hand to give advice, along with colleagues who will be delighted to dis-cuss your training and consultancy requirements.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety at Work

Courses, advice and prize draw

June 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to the RRC stand will be able to enter a draw for the chance to win a £1000 training voucher, with daily runner-up prizes of RRC Learning to Lead Courses and JSP Safety Helmets. Click here to read the full article. Source: Industrial Plant & Equipment

NEBOSH courses available in Spain

May 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC International has signed a partnership agreement with Elinor, a leading Spanish safety training and consultancy provider.Based in Asturias, Elinor provides its services throughout Spain and the wider Spanish speaking world. Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Matters

Controlling contractors through safety passport schemes

May 2015 - ArticleContractor safety passport schemes are relatively new to South Africa, but the concept itself is well established in many circles. They are popular in Europe, especially the UK, but can also be found in other regions (e.g. Malaysia).Click here to read the full article. Source: National Safety Magazine

Realise your potential with RRC

May 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to the RRC stand (Q2350) at Safety and Health Expo 2015 will meet Dr David Towlson, RRC’s director of training, who will be on hand to give advice on all matters related to HSE.Click here to read the full article. Source: Tomorrows Health & Safety

Training Advice

May 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to the RRC stand at Safety & Health Expo will be able to meet Dr David Towlson, RRC’s director of training, who will be on hand to give advice on all matters related to HSE, along with his colleagues who will be discussing training and consultancy requirements.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Matters

Leadership for HSE Professionals

May 2015 - Press ReleasePoor leadership has been implicated in many major accidents. Learning to Lead is a new course from RRC International, introduced to meet the rapidly growing need for good quality leadership training for HSE (and other) professionals.Click here to read the full article. Source: Maintenance & Engineering

Speed: the psychology of violations for the common man

May 2015 - BlogI have a friend – or so it goes – that travels by car quite a bit. The trouble is, the motorways are choked with 30 mile stretches of 40 & 50mph average speed restrictions (installation of smart sign gantries, replacement of central barrier, etc). Towns and cities are the same – it’s summer and road repair is in full swing. Frustrations at every turn.Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

Publishing section on website

May 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC says its comprehensive range of HSE study, revision and reference materials are now available to all through a new on-line shop available through the RRC website.Click here to read the full article. Source: Plant & Works Engineering

Learning to Lead course from RRC

May 2015 - Press ReleasePoor leadership has been implicated in many major accidents. Learning to Lead is a new course from RRC International, introduced to meet the rapidly growing need for good quality leadership training for health, safety and environment (HSE) professionals and others.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety at Work

Training

May 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC International has introduced its new learning to lead course, which has been developed in collaboration with Belfry training.Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

Learning to Lead

April 2015 - Press ReleasePoor leadership has been implicated in many major accidents. Learning to Lead is a new course from RRC International, introduced to meet the rapidly growing need for good quality leadership training for health, safety and environment (HSE) professionals and others.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Matters

Publishing

April 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC’s range of HSE study, revision and reference materials are now available through a new online shop at the RRC website.Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

RRC launch publishing section

April 2015 - Press ReleaseThe Rapid Results College (RRC) has launched an online shop offering its comprehensive range of health, safety and environmental publications.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety at Work

RRC launch publishing section on their website

March 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC’s comprehensive range of HSE study, revision and reference materials is now available to all through a new online shop available through the RRC website.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Middle East

Checklist frenzy: help in spotting hazards

March 2015 - BlogWhilst reviewing a fire risk assessment of an office recently, I was reminded of the value of checklists. Checklists can be a little polarising.Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

Stopping the UK from collapsing

March 2015 - ArticleWhen buildings collapse in a planned way, we call it demolition. But buildings can collapse unexpectedly. We call this an accident, but in reality it's usually just down to poor planning and a lack of control.Click here to read the full article. Source: The Safety First Association

RPE or RIP - Decisions in a world of three lettered acronyms

March 2015 - ArticleThe world is full of airborne contaminants. The human body comes factory-fitted with its own basic respiratory protection - we trap and clear dust and fibres in a matter of hours from our lungs.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Middle East

Training up with RRC International at the Health & Safety Event

March 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to stand F2 at the Health & Safety Event in Birmingham, on 24th to 26th March 2015, will be able to explore RRC International's large range of health, safety, environment and quality training products, chat to their experienced staff, and will be in with a chance to win prizes.Click here to read the full article. Source: Tomorrows Health & Safety

Bite-sized training

February 2015 - Press ReleaseA new series of short, fully customisable, cost-effective health, safety and environmental courses is now available from RRC International.Click here to read the full article. Source: Process Engineering Control & Maintenance

HSEQ Training Needs

February 2015 - Press ReleaseVisitors to RRC International’s stand at The Health & Safety Event will be able to explore the company’s expanding range of health, safety, environment and training products, and chat to the company’s knowledgeable and experienced professional staff.Click here to read the full article. Source: Health & Safety Matters

Short HSE training course

February 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC International says a new series of short, fully customisable, cost-effective health, safety and environmental courses are now available offering all the knowledge, expertise and professionalism for which the company is known in a bite-size, topic-focused format.Click here to read the full article. Source: Plant & Works Engineering

Training Course

February 2015 - Press ReleaseRRC International has launched a new series of short health and safety and environmental courses, which are presented in a bite-size, topic-focused format.Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

Just in case: does PPE make a difference?

January 2015 - BlogIn Terry Pratchett’s 26th Discworld novel, Thief of Time, two History Monks (Lu-Tze and Lobsang) are rushing to deal with an emergency involving their procrastinator machines (used to move and store time).Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

Obesity as a disability: how will the EU court ruling affect the workplace?

January 2015 - BlogWhen it comes to health, some people can feel powerless, trapped in a cycle that seems impossible to change. We are told that more people are overweight, and we routinely read and hear inflated terms in the media – morbidly obese, super obese – when it just used to be obese.Click here to read the full article. Source: Safety and Health Practitioner

Just launched – be one of the first to try an all-new RRC short HSE training course

January 2015 - Press ReleaseA new series of short, fully customisable, cost-effective health, safety and environmental courses are now available from RRC International. They offer all the knowledge, expertise and professionalism for which RRC is known in a bite-size, topic-focused format.Click here to read the full article. Source: Business & Industry Today

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